I wrote this note to the seller. It might be of use to Mr. Eyssell as
well. I spent a lot of time in Sausalito in the Sixties, and these
repros were in every gift shop. I've had lots of them cross my path in
the hands of excited would-be millionaires. Here you go:
"The poster is 100%, absolutely, undoubtedly a reproduction. There have
been a lot of honest mistakes with these on Ebay, and a lot of
confusion. It comes from Portal Publications of Sausalito, and was
published in the mid 1960s as part of a series of classic film posters.
All one sheet posters were 27 X 41"; all Portals were about the same
size as your poster, 29 X 31". The 1931 in the corner is another
indication of the provenance of this piece. If the lower border were
whole, you would see the address of Portal, which includes a zip code.
Zip codes weren't around until the early Sixties. I know you had no
intent to defraud, but I've been collecting posters for over 45 years,
and this is absolutely a Portal reprint, worth perhaps 10-25 bucks in
its present condition. Prints in better shape actually sell for $50-100
for some titles. Did you find any other posters back there? Hopefully,
they left a few of the real deals in that dusty back room!"
Hopefully, the seller will get the point. Rick and I couldn't be more
clear (and, while i haven't read Rick's email, I'm sure he was
unfailingly polite.)
Greg Douglass
PS-Happy New Year, y'all
Eysselts, Thomas H. wrote:
Happy new year everyone! I am comic book guy with a passion for old
movies (hence my membership on this list). I have enjoyed all the
conversation, but hope you don’t mind if I ask a newbie question –
what is it about the Dracula poster that makes it obviously a
reproduction?
Thanks, all!
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*Sent:* Wednesday, December 31, 2008 11:20 AM
*To:* mop...@sol03.american.edu
*Subject:* Re: [MOPO] "Original" DRACULA Poster or worthless Portal Repro?
I already contacted the seller to inform him (her) of the listing's
error. I received an email back saying simply "thanks for the info".
We'll see what happens...
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